i peep’d this over at one of my morning coffee stops, hypebeast, and was (slightly) disgusted to see they sent props over there to jay-z. sure, the jiggaman may have brought the slang back for a new generation, but i find it hard to believe that san fran’s upper playgound thinks of beyonce’s boyfriend when […]
“laffy taffy polo clothes.” [audio:young dro – gangsta.mp3] in the above track, youthful droseph provides a fantastic example of free association. best thang smokin’ also has some of the most delectable & colorful (pun intended) uses of language in recent memory. orange like the chico stick wrist pinker than miss piggy sour apple green jolly […]
somewhere around the time that cam’ron decided to hold a press conference to discuss the chancleta issue, the word “swagger” should have received the pete rose treatment. swagger at some point referred to a specific type of movement one would make when walking. over the years, due to the dynamic nature of language, swagger has […]
so, straight bangin’ put out a call to list the greatest 25 hip hop records of all time. i’m pretty sure i’ve missed the cutoff point for submissions, but it’s a slow(er) workday and i put in some work at organizing my list. as much as i respect kane, ll, fresh prince, bdp, etc… i […]
Even though some people may have a problem admitting they are, indeed, a rapper (not a businessman, not a motivational speaker, not the manager at sunglass hut), Killer Mike reminds us of why many of us wish we could be top 5 like Dylan.